Sterling, Kan. – The (RV) Friends University Falcons led all the way in a 75-62 wire-to-wire victory over the Sterling College Warriors in a KCAC matchup tonight (Feb. 13) in Sterling, Kan.  The Falcons are now 19-6 overall and one game behind first-place Oklahoma Wesleyan University with a 15-4 league record.

The Falcons jumped on the Warriors from the outset, getting threes by Josh Price and KJ Spiller for an early 8-2 lead.

After the Warriors clawed within one, the Falcons opened things up with a three by Ring Deng, four straight points from Collin Maclin and then treys from both Price and Owen Evans to take a 25-10 lead at the 8:13 mark of the opening half.

Friends maintained control through the rest of the half and led 38-25 at the break.

Sterling twice came within five in the second half, but each time the Falcons thwarted the threat.

With the lead at 52-47 with 8:55 left, two straight buckets by Randy Woolf, Jr. capped an 8-0 spurt that pushed the edge back to 13 at the 5:56 mark.

The Falcons kept the Warriors at arm's length from there, leading by at least nine the rest of the way.

Spiller led the Falcons with 17 points, with Maclin and Cahlese Lee each scoring 13. Woolf, Jr. dished out a team-leading five assists and Ring Deng led the way with nine rebounds.

Mooch Austin led all scorers with 29 points for Sterling (12-13, 7-12 KCAC) and Jayden Garrison added 10 points.

The Falcons were outshot overall 47.3 percent to 44.3 percent but limited the Warriors to just a 15.4 percent clip (2-of-13) from beyond the arc.

Up next for Friends is a matchup at McPherson College Saturday evening (Feb. 15) starting at 7 pm in McPherson, Kan.